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.TH TFTP 1 "May 7, 2007"
.SH NAME
tftp \- trivial file transfer program
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fBtftp\fR [\fIhost\fR [\fIport\fR]]
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
\fBtftp\fR is the user interface to the Internet \fBTFTP\fR (Trivial File
Transfer Protocol), which allows users to transfer files to and from a remote
machine. The remote \fIhost\fR and optional \fIport\fR may be specified on the
command line, in which case \fBtftp\fR uses \fIhost\fR as the default host, and
if specified, \fIport\fR as the default port, for future transfers. See the
\fBconnect\fR command below.
.SH USAGE
.sp
.LP
Once \fBtftp\fR is running, it issues the prompt \fBtftp>\fR and recognizes the
following commands:
.SS "Commands"
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBconnect\fR \fIhost-name\fR [ \fIport\fR ]\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Set the \fIhost\fR, and optionally \fIport\fR, for transfers. The \fBTFTP\fR
protocol, unlike the \fBFTP\fR protocol, does not maintain connections between
transfers; thus, the \fBconnect\fR command does not actually create a
connection, but merely remembers what host is to be used for transfers. You do
not have to use the \fBconnect\fR command; the remote host can be specified as
part of the \fBget\fR or \fBput\fR commands.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBmode\fR \fItransfer-mode\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Set the mode for transfers; \fItransfer-mode\fR may be one of \fBascii\fR or
\fBbinary\fR. The default is \fBascii\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBput\fR \fIfilename\fR\fR
.ad
.br
.na
\fB\fBput\fR \fIlocalfile remotefile\fR\fR
.ad
.br
.na
\fB\fBput\fR \fIfilename1 filename2 .\|.\|. filenameN remote-directory\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Transfer a file, or a set of files, to the specified remote file or directory.
The destination can be in one of two forms: a filename on the remote host if
the host has already been specified, or a string of the form:
.sp
.in +2
.nf
\fIhost\fR\fB:\fR\fIfilename\fR
.fi
.in -2

to specify both a \fIhost\fR and \fIfilename\fR at the same time. If the latter
form is used, the specified host becomes the default for future transfers. If
the remote-directory form is used, the remote host is assumed to be running the
UNIX system.
.sp
The \fIhost\fR can be a host name (see \fBhosts\fR(5)) or an IPv4 or IPv6
address string (see \fBinet\fR(4P) or \fBinet6\fR(4P)). Since IPv6 addresses
already contain \fB":"s\fR, the \fIhost\fR should be enclosed in square
brackets when an IPv6 address is used. Otherwise, the first occurrence of a
colon will be interpreted as the separator between the \fIhost\fR and the
\fIfilename\fR. For example,
.sp
.in +2
.nf
[1080::8:800:200c:417A]:myfile
.fi
.in -2

Files may be written only if they already exist and are publicly writable. See
\fBin.tftpd\fR(8).
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBget\fR \fIfilename\fR\fR
.ad
.br
.na
\fB\fBget\fR \fIremotename localname\fR\fR
.ad
.br
.na
\fB\fBget\fR \fIfilename1 filename2 filename3\fR .\|.\|. \fIfilenameN\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Get a file or set of files (three or more) from the specified remote
\fIsources\fR. \fBsource\fR can be in one of two forms: a filename on the
remote host if the host has already been specified, or a string of the form:
.sp
.in +2
.nf
\fIhost\fR\fB:\fR\fIfilename\fR
.fi
.in -2

to specify both a host and filename at the same time. If the latter form is
used, the last host specified becomes the default for future transfers. See the
\fBput\fR command regarding specifying a \fIhost\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBquit\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Exit \fBtftp\fR. An \fBEOF\fR also exits.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBverbose\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Toggle verbose mode.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBtrace\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Toggle packet tracing.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBstatus\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Show current status.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBrexmt\fR\fIretransmission-timeout\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Set the per-packet retransmission timeout, in seconds.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBtimeout\fR\fItotal-transmission-timeout\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Set the total transmission timeout, in seconds.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBascii\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Shorthand for \fBmode ascii\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBbinary\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Shorthand for \fBmode binary\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBblksize\fR \fItransfer-blocksize\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The value of the transfer blocksize option to negotiate with the server. A
value of \fB0\fR disables the negotiation of this option.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBsrexmt\fR \fIserver-retransmission-timeout\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The value of the retransmission timeout option to request that the server uses.
A value of 0 disables the negotiation of this option.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBtsize\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
A toggle that sends the transfer size option to the server. By default, the
option is not sent. The transfer size option is not sent with a \fBwrite\fR
request when the \fItransfer-mode\fR is \fBascii\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB? [\fR \fIcommand-name\fR .\|.\|. ]\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Print help information.
.RE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR inet (4P),
.BR inet6 (4P),
.BR hosts (5),
.BR attributes (7),
.BR in.tftpd (8)
.sp
.LP
Malkin, G. and Harkin, A. \fIRFC 2347, TFTP Option Extension\fR. The Internet
Society. May 1998
.sp
.LP
Malkin, G. and Harkin, A. \fIRFC 2348, TFTP Blocksize Option\fR. The Internet
Society. May 1998
.sp
.LP
Malkin, G. and Harkin, A. \fIRFC 2349, TFTP Timeout Interval and Transfer Size
Options\fR. The Internet Society. May 1998
.sp
.LP
Sollins, K.R. \fIRFC 1350, The TFTP Protocol (Revision 2)\fR. Network Working
Group. July 1992.
.SH NOTES
.sp
.LP
The default \fItransfer-mode\fR is \fBascii\fR. This differs from pre-SunOS 4.0
and pre-4.3BSD systems, so explicit action must be taken when transferring
non-ASCII binary files such as executable commands.
.sp
.LP
Because there is no user-login or validation within the \fBTFTP\fR protocol,
many remote sites restrict file access in various ways. Approved methods for
file access are specific to each site, and therefore cannot be documented here.
.sp
.LP
When using the \fBget\fR command to transfer multiple files from a remote host,
three or more files must be specified. If two files are specified, the second
file is used as a local file.
.sp
.LP
With the default block size of \fB512\fR octets and a \fB16-\fRbit block
counter, some \fBTFTP\fR implementations might have problems with files over
\fB33,553,919\fR octets (\fB513\fR octets short of \fB32MB\fR) in size. The
Solaris implementation can transfer files up to \fB4GB\fR in size.
.sp
.LP
By default, the Solaris \fBTFTP\fR client does not enable the \fBblocksize\fR
or transfer size options. Setting the \fBblocksize\fR option to a higher value
is sometimes useful as a workaround when dealing with peers that have a
\fB32MB\fR limit.
